Jim Kern

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 185lb (196cm, 83kg)

Born: March 15, 1949 in Gladwin, MI us

High School: Midland HS (Midland, MI)

Debut: September 6, 1974 (Age 25-175d, 13,548th in major league history)
vs. BAL 9.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: May 30, 1986 (Age 37-076d)
vs. MIL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: James Lester Kern

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.1

ERA

3.32

416

793.1

651

WHIP

1.404

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Team Record in Appearances: 28-30

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 46

1978 Pitching Game Log

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1978 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	128	2	Apr 9	CLE		KCR	L,4-5	9-GF		99	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.59	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.034	1.24	0.03%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
2	129	3	Apr 10	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	9-GF	W(1-0)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.59	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.09	0.131	4.36	0.11%	0.47	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
3	130	7	Apr 16	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.84	2	1	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.042	.79	0.03%	0.66	8b -2- 1 out d1	8b end d 1
4	131	9	Apr 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-9	7-GF(8)	L(1-1)	4	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.86	4.51	8	3	3	3	0	1		0	0	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.254	1.37	-0.20%	-0.94	7b --- 0 out tie	8b end d 2
5	132	11	Apr 23(1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-6	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.76	3.47	5	0	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.26	-0.201	2.82	-0.15%	-1.47	8b 12- 0 out tie	8b end d 3
6	133	12	Apr 23(2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-7	8-10	W(2-1)	-1	3.0	1	1	1	5	1	0	0	4.15	4.66	15	3	6	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	3.23	-0.038	3.50	-0.03%	0.58	8b --- 0 out tie	10b 3 out tie
7	134	13	Apr 24	CLE	@	TOR	W,4-2	8-GF	S(1)	0	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	4.50	5.79	6	1	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.04	0.119	2.27	0.08%	-0.10	8b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	135	20	May 2	CLE	@	SEA	W,4-1	9-GF	S(2)	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.22	5.21	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	0.095	2.02	0.06%	0.87	9b 12- 1 out a3	9b end a 3
9	136	24	May 7	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-16	8-8		4	0.1	4	5	5	3	1	0	0	8.18	5.77	8	0	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-5.41	8b --- 0 out d8	8b 12- 1 out d13
10	137	25	May 9	CLE		SEA	W,5-4	8-GF	W(3-1)	1	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.30	5.10	4	0	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.01	0.207	1.40	0.09%	0.78	8t -2- 2 out tie	9t end tie
11	138	27	May 12	CLE		CAL	W,4-3	9-GF	S(3)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.75	4.91	3	1	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.48	0.296	3.93	0.16%	0.81	9t 1-3 0 out a2	9t end a 1
12	139	29	May 14	CLE		CAL	L,3-4	8-8		1	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.59	4.93	3	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.087	.91	-0.06%	-1.52	8t 1-3 2 out d2	8t 3 out d4
13	140	34	May 19	CLE		BAL	W,7-5	7-GF	W(4-1)	4	3.0	2	1	1	1	3	0	0	5.94	4.33	13	5	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	-0.037	1.12	-0.02%	0.40	7t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 2
14	141	37	May 21(2)	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	7-9	H(1)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	5.30	3.71	7	0	2	0	1	1		2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.54	0.142	1.76	0.06%	0.31	7t 12- 1 out a2	9t 1-- 1 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	142	46	Jun 2	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-6	7-GF	W(5-1)	11	2.2	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	5.06	3.38	14	3	0	0	0	4		1	0	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.83	0.263	1.83	0.08%	0.44	7b 1-- 1 out d1	9b end a 1
16	143	51	Jun 6	CLE		CHW	L,0-3	9-GF		3	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.98	3.37	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	-0.031	.17	-0.01%	-0.52	9t 1-3 2 out d2	9t end d 3
17	144	52	Jun 9	CLE		MIN	W,7-3	7-GF	S(4)	2	3.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.38	3.23	10	4	3	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	0.316	.50	0.07%	3.23	7t 123 0 out a3	9t end a 4
18	145	53	Jun 10	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	8-GF	S(5)	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.05	2.96	7	1	2	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	0.359	.94	0.07%	1.31	8t 1-- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
19	146	58	Jun 16	CLE		MIL	L,6-8	8-10	L(5-2)	5	2.0	5	3	3	3	2	0	0	4.71	3.11	14	2	2	0	0	5		2	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	3.17	-0.869	.41	-0.07%	-3.07	8t 12- 2 out tie	10t 12- 2 out d2
20	147	59	Jun 17	CLE		MIL	L,3-4	11-GF(12)	L(5-3)	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	3	1	0	4.70	3.40	9	0	3	1	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.28	-0.008	.25	0.00%	0.55	11t -2- 0 out tie	12t end d 1
21	148	63	Jun 20	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		2	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.65	3.42	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.88	0.022	.04	0.00%	0.31	8b -2- 2 out d1	8b end d 1
22	149	64	Jun 21	CLE	@	KCR	W,4-2	7-GF	S(6)	0	2.1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	4.32	3.64	11	4	2	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.65	0.318	.15	0.01%	1.39	7b 12- 2 out a1	9b end a 2
23	150	67	Jun 25(1)	CLE		TOR	L,1-2	8-GF		3	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.33	3.52	9	3	2	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.246	.06	-0.01%	-0.69	8t 1-- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
24	151	70	Jun 27	CLE		DET	L,1-6	7-8		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.10	3.36	6	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.93	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
25	152	73	Jun 29	CLE		DET	W,6-3	6-GF	W(6-3)	1	3.2	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.73	3.15	14	6	2	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.68	0.396	.06	0.01%	2.55	6t 1-3 1 out tie	9t end a 3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	153	75	Jul 1	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-9	8-8		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.67	3.09	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.026	.05	0.00%	0.54	8b 1-- 0 out d1	8b -2- 2 out d1
27	154	76	Jul 2(1)	CLE	@	TOR	W,2-0	9-GF	S(7)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.64	3.09	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.45	0.087	.17	0.00%	0.42	9b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
28	155	79	Jul 4	CLE		BAL	L,4-6	6-7		1	1.2	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	3.50	3.11	9	2	2	0	0	1		2	2	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.97	-0.230	.06	-0.01%	-1.38	6t 1-3 1 out tie	7t 3 out d3
29	156	82	Jul 7	CLE		BOS	W,10-9	5-9		2	4.2	2	1	1	3	2	0	0	3.35	3.16	17	4	6	1	0	2		2	1	2	1	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.217	.04	0.01%	2.46	5t 1-3 0 out d1	9t 1-- 2 out a4
30	157	88	Jul 15	CLE	@	SEA	L,6-7	6-GF(8)		7	3.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.16	3.11	11	3	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.112	.01	0.00%	1.40	6b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
31	158	91	Jul 18	CLE	@	CAL	W,8-3	6-GF	S(8)	2	3.1	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	2.96	2.91	12	1	3	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.62	0.149	.01	0.00%	2.09	6b 123 2 out a3	9b end a 5
32	159	95	Jul 24	CLE		CAL	L,4-5	12-GF(16)	L(6-4)	5	5.0	2	1	1	2	3	0	1	2.87	2.94	20	3	9	1	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.38	0.211	.03	0.00%	1.33	12t --- 0 out tie	16t end d 1
33	160	100	Jul 28	CLE		OAK	W,4-2	7-GF	W(7-4)	3	2.1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.76	2.92	9	2	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	0.246	.02	0.00%	1.24	7t -2- 2 out tie	9t end a 2
34	161	102	Jul 30	CLE		OAK	L,4-5	8-9	BL(7-5)	1	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.00	2.92	5	1	1	0	0	3		1	0	1	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.07	-0.276	.02	0.00%	-0.66	8t 1-- 2 out a1	9t --3 2 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	162	104	Aug 1	CLE		KCR	W,2-1	7-GF	W(8-5)	1	2.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.89	2.86	7	0	3	1	1	0		2	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.31	0.345	.03	0.00%	1.35	7t 12- 2 out tie	9t end a 1
36	163	107	Aug 5	CLE	@	TEX	L,3-4	10-GF(12)	BL(8-6)	3	2.2	4	3	3	1	3	1	0	3.18	3.00	13	4	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	1	0	1	0	3.94	-0.988	.05	-0.01%	-1.69	10b --- 0 out a1	12b end d 1
37	164	110	Aug 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-1	7-GF	S(9)	3	2.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.07	2.93	7	1	2	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	0.207	.00	0.00%	1.51	7b 12- 2 out a1	9b end a 4
38	165	111	Aug 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	7-9		0	2.1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.97	2.94	8	3	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.50	0.342	.01	0.00%	1.57	7b 1-3 2 out tie	9b 3 out tie
39	166	115	Aug 13(2)	CLE		TEX	L,5-6	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.93	2.94	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.84	9t 1-- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
40	167	116	Aug 14	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	8-GF	S(10)	0	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.88	2.95	6	3	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.21	0.258	.00	0.00%	0.88	8t 12- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
41	168	117	Aug 15	CLE		MIN	L,8-9	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.84	3.02	5	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.22	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.84	9t 1-- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
42	169	121	Aug 19	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	8-GF		3	1.2	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.78	2.92	7	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.115	.00	0.00%	1.34	8t 12- 1 out d1	9t end d 1
43	170	123	Aug 22(1)	CLE	@	MIL	L,2-3	7-GF(8)	L(8-7)	2	1.1	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	2.73	2.94	8	2	1	0	0	1		1	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	2.14	-0.223	.00	0.00%	-0.18	7b --3 2 out d2	8b end d 1
44	171	124	Aug 22(2)	CLE	@	MIL	L,4-5	9-GF	BL(8-8)	-1	0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.84	3.01	5	0	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.40	-0.810	.00	0.00%	-2.87	9b 12- 1 out a2	9b end d 1
45	172	127	Aug 25	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	9-GF	S(11)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.81	3.01	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.14	0.327	.00	0.00%	0.88	9b 12- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
46	173	129	Aug 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-6	7-GF(8)		1	1.1	2	2	2	1	3	0	0	2.99	2.97	7	0	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-1.10	7b 12- 2 out d4	8b end d 6
47	174	130	Aug 29	CLE		MIL	L,0-6	7-8		1	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.94	2.97	6	3	0	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.005	.00	0.00%	1.21	7t 123 2 out d6	8t 3 out d6
48	175	132	Aug 31(2)	CLE		MIL	W,12-6	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.90	2.94	3	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 6
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
49	176	133	Sep 1	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-1	8-8		0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.90	3.02	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-0.98	8b --- 0 out a3	8b 12- 0 out a3
50	177	136	Sep 3(2)	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4	8-GF	L(8-9)	1	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2.99	3.06	5	1	0	0	0	1		2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.76	-0.261	.00	0.00%	-0.92	8b 1-3 2 out tie	9b end d 1
51	178	139	Sep 8	CLE	@	DET	L,3-6	5-GF(8)		4	4.0	4	1	1	3	1	0	0	2.95	3.12	18	6	4	1	0	4		1	0	0	1	1	15	1	0	1	1	0	1	.55	0.057	.00	0.00%	1.32	5b 1-- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
52	179	141	Sep 10	CLE	@	DET	W,7-4	8-GF	W(9-9)	1	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.91	3.14	5	3	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.119	.00	0.00%	0.80	8b -2- 2 out tie	9b end a 3
53	180	144	Sep 13	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	9-GF	S(12)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.88	3.11	3	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.73	0.269	.00	0.00%	0.84	9t 1-- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
54	181	145	Sep 14	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	8-GF	S(13)	0	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.83	3.10	7	3	2	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.01	0.178	.00	0.00%	-0.17	8t -23 1 out a3	9t end a 1
55	182	148	Sep 17	CLE		DET	W,2-1	7-GF	W(10-9)	2	2.2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.75	3.06	8	2	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.95	0.346	.00	0.00%	1.81	7t 12- 1 out d1	9t end a 1
56	183	151	Sep 22	CLE		NYY	W,8-7	6-9	H(2)	4	3.1	0	3	3	2	5	0	1	2.93	3.03	13	1	4	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.159	.00	0.00%	1.15	6t 1-- 1 out a2	9t 123 2 out a3
57	184	155	Sep 27	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.90	3.04	5	1	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.84	-0.022	.00	0.00%	0.05	8b -2- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
58	185	157	Sep 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-3	8-8	BL(10-10)	1	0.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.08	3.04	4	0	0	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.41	-0.608	.00	0.00%	-3.22	8b -2- 1 out a1	8b 12- 1 out d2
							28-30		W-L:10-10,Sv:13,BSv:4,Hld:2	1.9	99.1	77	36	34	58	95	4	3	3.08	3.04	423	1.09		5%	2%	73		76	24%	12	6	3	343	13	2	7	6	4	3	1.97	1.310	.52	0.31%	15.50

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